Trestle.



No. 861,496. PATENTED JULY 30, 1907. J. G; BRECKENRIDGE. TRBSTLB.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE RIDGELY TRIMMER COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, 01-110, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

'rREsTLE.

No. 861,496. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 30, 1907.

I Application filed November 30, 1906. Serial No. 345,760.

To all whom it mag concern: It is apparent that in use it is necessary to employ Be it known that I, JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE, a cititwo trestles for supporting any part, such as a table, and zen oi the United States, residing at Springfield, in the in order to transport these trestles from place to place it county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented ceris desirable that they be arranged to fold together in one 5 tain new and useful Improvements in Trestles, 0i bundle.

which the lollowingis p i n- The advantage of my improved form of support for My invention relates to improvements in trestles, and a t i h d i h h a, i f t tl are p i l y to a m a i n f t l 0 arr ge dled together, the supports will project within the that they are readily collapsed and capable of being space between the beam and the legs, and in that way bundled together in pairs for easy handling. The kind th t t tl b b ht compacfly t ther 01' trestle improved upon is one particularly adapted for without any interlerence from the supports, a i di use in wallpaper hanging, and in similar arts. t d f ll i Fi 3 My ob ect is to so arrange the trestles that they can Having thus described my invention I C1 aim: readlly be used for supportmg a tableand also for supv p g a straight g or analogous devices in a posi 1. The comb nation of a table, a pair of collapsible t -es tles located at opposite ends. of the table, supports for a tion that the stralght edge can be read1ly reached by the Straight edge projecting f each trestle] the Supports operator, and so constructing the parts that when the pr j g fr One f the legs of each trestle whereby trestles are Collapsed and bundled together the the supports and the collapsed trestles when bundled together will project within the spaces formed between the )r' i r l i i H yw bundlb 1 beam and the legs, substantially as specified.

1S a pelspecuve Vlew Showmg a table sup 2. The combination of a pair of trestles, comprlsing a Ported y the trestles, and the Straight g 1150 pbeam and legs connected thereto, connections between the ported on the trestles Fig. 2 is a perspective view of legs and the beam Permitting the legs to be folded together.

one of the trestles. g, 3 is a detail View of a bundle supports projecting from the trestle and in folded position a of the trestle projecting between the spaces formed be comPl'lsmg a l i I tween the legs and the beam, substantially as specified. Llke parts are 1nd1cated by similar characters of rei- The combination of a D311. of trestles each comprising erence throughout the several views. a cross-beam, and two pair of legs for each trestle, connections between the beams and legs permitting the legs 1 to be folded together and in parallel relation with the by a 3 beam, supports pro ecting outwardly and upwardly from The legs 01 the nestle me lndlcatecl by a i slde the trestle and extending in the spaces formed between the braces iorthelegs by a, a notch, a belng shown In the beam and legs when the two pairs of trestles are bundled end of the beam within which the upper bracket, a of togeflltli the pair of legs at the right-hand side of Fig. 2 is adapted Combination of one Pail of trestles trestle I comprising a cross-beam, and legs, with connections be- In the drawings, the beam of the trestle is indicated to tween the legs and the beam permitting the legs to be represents the slde braces extcndlng from near the folded in parallel relation with the beam, supports projectcenter of the beam to the opposing pairs oilegs. ing from each folded trestle, each sup ort being arranged i di h Support projecting f h trestle in position to extend within the space of the opposing trestle formed between the legs and beam thereof, substanand cooperating with the corresponding support extinny as Specified. tendmg from the Opposmg trestle so as to Support the In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this straight edge, a as indicated in Fig. 1. 22nd day of November, 1906.

There are a number of prior trestles of like character with the one shown herein and it has become customary to make these trestles collapsible, so that the pairs Witnesses of legs fold together in parallel relation with the beam, CHAS, 1 L a shown in Fig, 3, CLARA GALLAGHER.

JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE. 

